Next up on the list is a lunch at
Armani Cafe, inside the Emporio Armani near Union Square. I actually quite like this one - it doesn't have the outdoor people watching of the Boston Newbury St. location, but the inside is a huge open space with a very high ceiling and a cool bar in the center of the room. The clothes and display stuff are around you, at the sides of the store. There's also an area with some tables upstairs, and more shopping downstairs. The food is usually pretty good.
carpaccio di manzo - thin sliced Kobe beef, arugula, dijon lemon aioli, parmesan & capers - $12.5
penne alla boscaiola - penne, sauteed chicken, mushrooms & zucchini in a light parmigiano cream sauce - $15
The carpaccio was good, but the Kobe beef didn't seem to make it particularly better... seems like one of those cases where they add the word and a few bucks to the price. It had an ample amount of arugula on top, which I enjoyed. I recently realized that I love the combination of arugula and parmesan - the two make for a great simple salad. The penne was very tasty. The pasta was nicely al dente, the chicken was tender, and the sauce was rich and creamy, and didn't do that coagulation thing that cream sauces sometimes like to do. It had a very strong parmesan flavor which I loved.
I've never really understood the concept of Armani Cafe. Why a Cafe? Why only inside Emporio? Just why in general? Oh well - they do a decent job of satisfying an Italian craving.
carpaccio di manzo - thin sliced Kobe beef, arugula, dijon lemon aioli, parmesan & capers - $12.5
penne alla boscaiola - penne, sauteed chicken, mushrooms & zucchini in a light parmigiano cream sauce - $15
The carpaccio was good, but the Kobe beef didn't seem to make it particularly better... seems like one of those cases where they add the word and a few bucks to the price. It had an ample amount of arugula on top, which I enjoyed. I recently realized that I love the combination of arugula and parmesan - the two make for a great simple salad. The penne was very tasty. The pasta was nicely al dente, the chicken was tender, and the sauce was rich and creamy, and didn't do that coagulation thing that cream sauces sometimes like to do. It had a very strong parmesan flavor which I loved.
I've never really understood the concept of Armani Cafe. Why a Cafe? Why only inside Emporio? Just why in general? Oh well - they do a decent job of satisfying an Italian craving.